三藏中文网

第110章（第1页）

“Ifeelmyselfcalledupon，byourrelationship，andmysituationinlife，tocondolewithyouonthegrievousafflictionyouarenowsufferingunder，ofwhichwewereyesterdayinformedbyaletterfromHertfordshire.Beassured，mydearsir，thatMrs.Collinsandmyselfsincerelysympathisewithyouandallyourrespectablefamily，inyourpresentdistress，whichmustbeofthebitterestkind，becauseproceedingfromacausewhichnotimecanremove.Noargumentsshallbewantingonmypartthatcanalleviatesosevereamisfortune—orthatmaycomfortyou，underacircumstancethatmustbeofallothersthemostafflictingtoaparentsmind.Thedeathofyourdaughterwouldhavebeenablessingincomparisonofthis.Anditisthemoretobelamented，becausethereisreasontosupposeasmydearCharlotteinformsme，thatthislicentiousnessofbehaviourinyourdaughterhasproceededfromafaultydegreeofindulgence;though，atthesametime，fortheconsolationofyourselfandMrs.Bennet，Iaminclinedtothinkthatherowndispositionmustbenaturallybad，orshecouldnotbeguiltyofsuchanenormity，atsoearlyanage.Howsoeverthatmaybe，youaregrievouslytobepitied;inwhichopinionIamnotonlyjoinedbyMrs.Collins，butlikewisebyLadyCatherineandherdaughter，towhomIhaverelatedtheaffair.Theyagreewithmeinapprehendingthatthisfalsestepinonedaughterwillbeinjurioustothefortunesofalltheothers;forwho，asLadyCatherineherselfcondescendinglysays，willconnectthemselveswithsuchafamily?Andthisconsiderationleadsmemoreovertoreflect，withaugmentedsatisfaction，onacertaineventoflastNovember;forhaditbeenotherwise，Imusthavebeeninvolvedinallyoursorrowanddisgrace.Letmethenadviseyou，dearsir，toconsoleyourselfasmuchaspossible，tothrowoffyourunworthychildfromyouraffectionforever，andleavehertoreapthefruitsofherownheinousoffense.

“IAM，DEARSIR，ETC.，ETC.”

Mr.GardinerdidnotwriteagaintillhehadreceivedananswerfromColonelForster;andthenhehadnothingofapleasantnaturetosend.ItwasnotknownthatWickhamhadasinglerelationshipwithwhomhekeptupanyconnection，anditwascertainthathehadnonearoneliving.Hisformeracquaintanceshadbeennumerous;butsincehehadbeeninthemilitia，itdidnotappearthathewasontermsofparticularfriendshipwithanyoftheTherewasnoone，therefore，whocouldbepointedoutaslikelytogiveanynewsofhiAndinthewretchedstateofhisownfinances，therewasaverypowerfulmotiveforsecrecy，inadditiontohisfearofdiscoverybyLydiasrelations，forithadjusttranspiredthathehadleftgamingdebtsbehindhimtoaveryconsiderableamount.ColonelForsterbelievedthatmorethanathousandpoundswouldbenecessarytoclearhisexpensesatBrighton.Heowedagooddealintown，buthisdebtsofhonourwerestillmoreformidable.Mr.GardinerdidnotattempttoconcealtheseparticularsfromtheLongbournfamily.Janeheardthemwithhorror.“Agamester!”shecried.“Thisiswhollyunexpected.Ihadnotanideaofit.”

Mr.Gardineraddedinhisletter，thattheymightexpecttoseetheirfatherathomeonthefollowingday，whichwasSaturday.Renderedspiritlessbytheill-successofalltheirendeavours，hehadyieldedtohisbrother-in-lawsentreatythathewouldreturntohisfamily，andleaveittohimtodowhateveroccasionmightsuggesttobeadvisableforcontinuingtheirpursuit.WhenMrs.Bennetwastoldofthis，shedidnotexpresssomuchsatisfactionasherchildrenexpected，consideringwhatheranxietyforhislifehadbeenbefore.

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